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Ridderstolpe: Untold Tales

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Catalogue numberBIS-2675 SACD
Release date2024-09-06
Discs1
Orig. sample rate96000 Hz

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Caroline Ridderstolpe’s music remained virtually unknown for almost 200 years until Anna Paradiso rediscovered it during her research into nineteenth-century Swedish salon music. Born in Berlin, Ridderstolpe received an extensive musical education that included singing, instrument-playing, and composition. After marrying a member of the Swedish aristocracy, she settled in Sweden, where she participated in salons at the royal court and socialized with some of the finest musicians, writers, and painters of her time.

Ridderstolpe mainly composed songs and pieces for solo piano that belong to the genre of salon music. Far from being mediocre, as is sometimes claimed, this genre actually allows for greater intimacy with the listeners. Ridderstolpe’s songs are often based on poems by Swedish writers and represent a perfect union of text and music. According to Anna Paradiso, Caroline Ridderstolpe’s music has a kind of sadness and depth that could be described as ‘modern,’ reminiscent of the lieder of Beethoven, Schubert, and the Schumanns.

In keeping with the soundscape of Ridderstolpe’s era, the music is performed here by Anna Paradiso on an original square piano. The charm of this instrument lies not in the evenness of all the notes, as one might expect from a modern instrument, but in the independent beauty of each string. This piano is combined with the expressive voice of the eminent mezzo-soprano Kristina Hammarström. By giving voice once more to Caroline Ridderstolpe’s music, the performers aim to cast new light on women’s power over their own creativity and, therefore, over their own lives.

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01 Vad vill den ensamma tåren 02:10 $ 0.33 USD
02 De tvenne källorna 04:01 $ 0.60 USD
03 Otros artiklar 03:48 $ 0.57 USD
04 Lied ohne Worte 02:16 $ 0.34 USD
05 Flickan i Sätersdal 09:05 $ 1.36 USD
06 Vår och höst 04:18 $ 0.65 USD
07 Uppenbarelsen 04:41 $ 0.70 USD
08 Budskapen 01:15 $ 0.19 USD
09 Sostenuto con molta espressione 03:56 $ 0.59 USD
10 Vad är glädjen 04:24 $ 0.66 USD
11 Kontemplation 00:59 $ 0.15 USD
12 Den tiggande modren 04:07 $ 0.62 USD
13 Ett barns aftonsbön 03:43 $ 0.56 USD
14 Nichts und Etwas 03:06 $ 0.47 USD
15 Din kärlek 05:04 $ 0.76 USD
16 Lied ohne Worte - Poco Larghetto 03:32 $ 0.53 USD
17 Längtan 01:40 $ 0.25 USD
  Album total 62:05
PerformerAnna Paradiso
Kristina Hammarström
ComposerCaroline Ridderstolpe
Executive producerRobert Suff
ProducerIngo Petry
Sound engineerIngo Petry
Sound editorIngo Petry
Mixing engineerIngo Petry
Immersive audio engineerThore Brinkmann
Immersive mastering engineerThore Brinkmann
Immersive mixing engineerThore Brinkmann

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